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Spring and Easter Crafts for Kids - Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day Craft Idea - Paper Heart Plant Poke

This is a great group project for school aged kids ages 8 and up to make for their moms as a mother’s day gift or even as a Valentine gift. It is quick and easy to craft and requires just a minimal of materials. By varying the colors of the papers, a lot of nice looks can be created. Caution is recommended when sewing the button and when using the hot glue gun.

 

 

Paper Craft for Spring - Paper Heart Plant Stick 2

For this project you will need:

- White cardstock
- Scrapbooking paper in color and design of choice
- Scrap piece of cardstock matching scrapbooking
  paper
- Round or heart buttons that match the papers
- Wooden shishkabob skewer
- Satin ribbons and or raffia matching the colors
- Hot glue gun or thick craft glue
- Sewing thread and needle
- Scissors
- Decorative edged or scallop edged scissors

Ages 8 and older

Craft Pattern:

Pattern - Valentine Hearts

Heart Templates

Illustrated Craft Tutorial:

Paper Heart Plant Poke Tutorial

To make this project, just follow these step-by-step instructions for paper heart plant poke.

 

 

Paper Craft for Spring - Paper Heart Plant Stick 3

 

 

Alternative craft ideas:

One alternative is to make the basic heart as explained in the tutorial and omitting the ribbon and stick. Kids can punch a hole in the top center and make a hanging heart....

...Or another alternative is to create a refrigerator magnet using the heart by omitting the ribbon and stick and by gluing a wooden clothespin on the backside of the heart. Stick 2 pieces of self-sticking magnets to the other side of the clothespin.

Paper Craft for Spring - Paper Heart Plant Stick
The bow for this heart was created using raffia and ribbon.

More Crafts, Decorating Ideas, Projects and Templates for Spring:

Spring and Easter Paper Crafts

Spring and Easter Wood Crafts

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Spring and Easter General Crafts

Spring and Easter Crafts for Kids

Spring Season Greeting Cards

Valentine’s Day Crafts

St. Patrick’s Day Crafts

Easter Bunny Crafts

Easter Chick Crafts

Decorating Easter Eggs

Mother’s Day Crafts

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A Selection of Spring Crafts for Kids - Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day, etc...

Chinese New Year 2009 Ox Pendant
Colorful Hanging Hearts
Fun Foam Heart Refrigerator Magnets
Fun Foam Tiger Pouch
Fuse Beads or Perler Beads Valentine’s Heart
Fuse Beads / Perler Beads Clover
Paper Flower Bouquet for Mother’s Day
Paper Heart Plant Poke
Mother’s Day Craft - Corrugated Cardboard Flower Table Decoration
Rita the Friendly Rat
Spring, Easter and Mother’s Day Recycling Craft for Kids - Egg Cup Daffodils
St. Patrick’s Day Paper Mobile
Valentine’s Day Heart Decoration

 

 

 

 

 

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